Well so far the year has started really well – I had a last minute invitation to a New Year’s Eve party very close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge with friends up from Melbourne. It gave a great chance to get up close and personal with the awesome fireworks display … Sadly the friends are moving shortly so it’ll be the last time – but it was a really great way to kick off the new year getting to bed finally at 4.30am!
I was feeling decidedly seedy on the morning trip home so opted to walk a couple of extra kilometres instead of catching the bus – it gave me some much needed fresh air and exercise and I enjoyed the beach walk immensely 🙂
Then in between sleeping the day away I managed to kick start my stitching plans and achieved very small starts on all my projects:
First up the Mirabilia SAL:
Then the first 3 days of the Crazy 7 (7 new starts in 7 days):
I also started my first Christmas ornament for an ornie SAL on 1 Jan then finished it off today for my first finish of the year.
“Beyond Cross Stitch – Level Three – Blackwork” by The Victoria Sampler
Sadly it’s back to work again tomorrow so my stitching will no doubt slow up again – but I want to get back into the habit of stitching most days/nights even if it’s just for a few minutes. Having some gorgeous new projects to work on will keep the motivation up I think 🙂
Feather Stitching 
That ornament is so lovely and your stitches are just the neatest I’ve ever seen! It looks like you’re all set for a very productive 2016 🙂
Lovely finish and your other projects all look stunning so far.
Congrats on your first finish of the year! The ornament is very pretty.
Congrats on your first finish! It looks lovely. The new starts look great too.
Wow, those fireworks look amazing! Great photos! Congrats on your ornie finish and new starts. I look forward to following your progress.